Four-in-hand necktie



Feb. 7, 1933. c. WINKLER FoUR-'IN-HAND NECKTIE Original Filed June 244, 1951 h ll INVENTO 7M/f5 AT1-ORN EY Patented Feb. 7,1933

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE CHARLES WINKLER, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

y rotin-ILT-HANzD NECKTIE i Application mea June 24, A1931, serial No. 546,587. vRenewed December 1, 1931.`

` This invention relates'to neckwear'and lparticularly to an improved four-in-hand neektie, the objectbeing to provide a high class pleasing appearing tie which will prop- I erly slip back and forth as it is slid around the collar and which will present a .proper knot when tied.

Another object of the invention is to provide afour-in-hand necktie wherein the form of stitching will be arranged in two or more rows atthe point where the knot is to be formed, the stitching being so arranged as to connect the lining of the tie to the back-part of the tie body. f

A further object of the invention is to .provide a four-in-hand tie which may have the general shape of ties on the market but which is formedfrom a blank with the edges turned in and then connected by a spacedzigzagline of stitching connecting the curved edges of theturned-in portions together in abutting relation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide animproved tie of the four-'inhand type which produces a flat seam designed to give a nish to the tie and also give an efficient knot forming and sliding structure.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is a blank of a tie and a lining disclosing certain features of the invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through Figure `1 on line Figure 3 is a rear view of the; complete tie ready for use.

Figure 4 is an' enlarged view showing part of the tie adjacent the knot-forming Aportion.V

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Figure 4 on line 5 5, the same being on an enlarged scale.,

Figure 6 is a sectional view through Figure 4 on line 6 6, the same being on an enlarged scale.

V:[IeretoforeJ neckties of the four-in-hand type have been formed so that one edge at the back will overlap the other, `thus givingcan extra thickness which naturally produces a ridge. In the present invention. the structure. has been designed to overcome this objection andproducea `tie having a. smooth surface, and giving a more resilient action at the pointofforming a knot In addition, the smoothness or rather evenness throughout the tie presents an easier `sliding structure for sliding round the collar as there are no eXtra thicknesses to overcome, `v n 1 v In forming a tie embodying the invention,

a blankk 1 is provided, the same being` cut from a desired material and of a desired size; i preferably the ends 2 and 3 are hemmed to present a pleasing appearance while the sides 4 and 5 are'turned inwardly as Villustrated particularly in Figure 2 so that there will be rounded edges 6 and 7 `which are adapted 65 to abut when the tie has been completed, as

Ashown in Figures 3 and 6. After the tie has been formed as shown in Figure 1it1is folded so that the side edges 4 and willbe folded over the lining 8 so that the round- V70 ed edges 6 and 7 will abut. In order `tocon.- neet these abutting edges, a special line of stitching 9 is provided which preferably starts from point l0 and extends substan- Vti ally to point 11 along the respective abut- 75 Ating edges 6 and 7. This line of stitching 'passes through the lining to the'opposite .abutting edge and finally through the lining again, after which the needleplacing the Y .thread is moved in a direction substantially ,80

parallel with the abutting edgeand caused to again pass through the lining and one of the abutting edges inan upward direction so that the section of stitches connecting the abutting edges will be at spaced intervals, as for instance, one-eighth of an inch, onequarter of an inch or half an inchapart. v f

As illustrated in Figure 4, the portion 12of stitching 9 forms a connection portion ,for connecting the abutting edges together and the portion 13 forms theforwardly extending portion which merges into the neXt connecting portion 12. This produces a zigzag line of stitching as illustrated in Figure 4. Y Asr illustrated in Figure 5, the respective stitches extend through the lining 8 so as to holdthe same in place and also to present a good base for carrying the stitches. As illustratedv in Figure 4, the stitching which extends from point` 10 leaves the abutting edges l6` and 7 `100 stitching at point 14 and a few stitches extend substantially at rightangles to the edges 6 and 7, after which a row of stitches is provided, said stitches 15 extending through the rear or backof the necktie body and through the lining 8 as shown in Figure 5. The line of stitching 15 extends to point lrand then merges intoline of stitching 17 which extends to point 18, and at 18 the line of stitching merges into another line' of stitching 19 which is parallel to the stitching -15. The line of 19 turns at 20 so that the section 21 is near the abutting edges 6 and 7, after y which the linepf stitching returns to its regular formation and position for connecting the abuttingedges together. Itv` will be noted that the lines of stitching 15 and 19 are par- 7 knotting by reason of the fact that the edges CTL place,

ofthe lining arestitched to the back of the body. Y

In placing the various Vlines of stitching in thev body of the tie is substantially in the position shown in Figure 3 and the body is never reversed.y It will thus be seen that the body of the tie is first formed as Vshown in Figure 1 and the lining applied, after which the `side portions of the blank are bent over to the-position shown in Figure 3 and then the various lines of stitching applied vas just described. Byv this method of forming ka tie, it is unnecessary to reverse or turn inside out the tie which is done with many ties now' on the market. c

As indicated in Figure 8, an indicating structure 22 is provided for indicating the correct position of the necktie in regard to the collar whenfirst applying the tie. This indicating'means may be a line of buttonhole stitching or in fact stitching of any kind. Preferably the stitching is some kind which lproj ects outwardly a 'short distance so that it may be readily felt by the lingers. Whenthe l Vvnecktie ris placed around the collar the same is slid back andforth until the member 22 is at one end of the collar. The tie is then tied v Ain the usual manner and by reason of the lo- Y length.

cation of the tie as just described, both ends of the tie will be of substantially the same I claim: f 1. A four-in-hand tie comprising a body, having edges folded inwardly and lying flat against'the rear f'acelof the body, a lining positionedY between the front and rear faces vnecting 5.,A four-in-hand of the body, and a line of stitchingextending through the abutting edges of said turnedin portions and through said lining for. conthe lining to the rear of the body of the tie and for connecting said edges together.

2. A four-in-hand tie comprising a body folded to presentv a tube with .theadjacent edges of the folded parts turned-in, Said edges being rounded, a lining arranged within said tube and extending from one side to the other thereof, a line of stitching exltendingthrough said rounded edges andY through said lining, said stitchingextending substantiallyfrom'one"end of the tieto the other` and at'l the portion formingthe knot forming threefparallelvrows of stitching extending through the back fof the' tie and throughthe lining.

3. A method of formingifa:four-in-hand tieconsisting in cuttinga blank out ofsheet textile'fabric, turning Vthe ledges-inwardly yfor formingflanges, said flanges 4lying flatwise against the body of the tie, foiding the side portions ofthetie so lthat the lrounded parts at the juncture of the flanges andthe tiefwill abut, placing a lining within the tie body and .securing sai-d abutting edges together and to said lining by applying a line of stitching Vto said abutting'edges and the lining.

4. A four-in-handtiecolnprising a body folded to presentga tube,ra lining arranged withinsaid tube and extending substantially from one end to the other andalsofrom one side thereof to the other, and a plurality of rows of stitching at the knot-forming part of the tie only and positioned to exten-d only through the back of the tie andthroughzsaid lining, said rows ofstitching comprising a central row of stitching connecting the edges of' said folded body together, arsiderow of stitches on each edgeyof said body extending through the back of .the'bodyand through said lining kand substantially transversely positioned rows of stitching extending. substantially .from oneside ofthe b odyfto the other, said-transversely'positioned rows of stitching extending through the back of Vsaid body and said lining. 2 f

necktie comprising a body-folded to present a tube'with adjacent vedges of the folded parts turnedin, a lining arranged within said tube" andY extending substantially from one side to the other thereof and substantially from one end of the body to the other and. stitching-'for 'connecting said lining to the back ofsaid body, said stitching extending substantially; from rone end of saidbody along saidturned-in ledges for connectingsaid edges' together from one end of theVbody-to, thefknot-'forming part of the tie, then laterally to one edge of said body, along vsaid edge forsubstantially the length ofthe lknot-forming part of the tie,

substantially transversely of the tie to the opposite edge of said body, along said opposite edge back to the beginning of the knotforming part of the tie, transversely to said inturned edges and then along said inturned edges to the opposite end of the tie, said stitching at all points extending through only the back of said body and throughsaid lining. Y i Y CHARLES WINKLER. 

